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LAW INTELLIGENCE -•,.,V50..-- COUR r OF CH AN( ERY, TcEsnAY, APRIL 28. WAIM OP COURT.-JUDGMENT. TRNIPP.ST T. OPI); Or, TAYLOR V. ANTRIM, ne Court tv:is riliS day. at an early ho r, rie;tn crowded to ey,•ess. At ten o'clock the Loan CeIANCELLOR Caine into Court, and to!;iressiug Alr.Whitton, the Attorney, s-td--‘. Am 1 to un deroand this to be the proper deed?" (handing the docomt.nt down ) Mr. WHITTON having answered in the atiirma- The Loa° CHANCaLLoa proceeded—The pre sent matter came !n tore his Lordship (first by petition) On the Ilth of f the present wood), on , t-1,1;.11 day Mrs. Taoor applied to testi-An Lot Stewart, &c. front having any communication or `emeriti , into any marriage with Lady Frances Emily Vatie:.rempest. `Chat petition teas sup ported by affidavit, and in the common cnorse the proceedings of the . Court it bee tole his Lo.d ship's duty to restrain Lady Antrim from haviog any communication 'as aforesaid till tot- her ot derv. Scarcely had his Lordship disposed of that when he was applied to by Lady An trim, for a reference to the Master, &c. as before st...tted in this Paper The Petition of Lord Stewart was, that he might go before the Master, and submit a propo,itiou in ry 4 ard to that mar -. Ti32e settlement. His Lordship, in remark:lig- on sol.ject, lift Si) more [taut , nlarly, as H ques tion might arise, • whether a 111 O W , Settlement . Could or could not he made? 1f one of the Guar dians were of opinion tha' the Master was abort to report an offer S a Vesper 4,11 V IV:1S tint, it teas dor to the Court that they should -apply to it, in order to ettaWe it to wake a sepa rate order, to see whether it would he proper or iMproper to affirm the settlement. Applicatioos S'lnilat to the present were made as of course, and it was usual to refer them to the Master. lt. tart, Lis Lordship was not aware of any case ill which it had been refused, as in general they were grant almost without he D.! mentioned publicly in Coutr. , The qoestion flirt, was, did the present form an exception to 'he general rule? The next - amdieation was for an older to restrain Lady An trim front, having any communication with her .ctaoghter, under certain restrictions, until the case Ilad been referred to the Master In order to citable .the Court to judge of the propri, ty or impronriety of making finch all order, it,would he necessary to 't,ike into its view the conduct of the parties Under this impression, his Lordship had felt ;t his • olity to learn, as correctly as possible, what h keen the conduct eviored towards the ward since the proceeding's that took 'dare in Aogost 1813. At that time the Lady was 13 years of age, and Very soon after a refer - Nue to the Master was 171ade, in order to settle a plan for her educa tion, and also to name a proper allowance for her Inaintroance. That report was made so lot' ago av the 20(11 of May, 1814. His Lordsl'ip then read the report, in the eoorse of which ; alluding to the intervions of the Lady's !whet-, he said it Seas impossible to come to :My accts ate cow-lo tions, as there were such eXtreo ely strong asset.- 5. , %-ons 041 the (We Side, and ievally strolig &vials on the other. it was q etc obtiotts, so early as Nay 1814, i4 - teat difficulties had ar isen respecting the cdocatioo .end maintenance of this young If)de ; and that the Conti had thought fit to al- firm t Mastet's report, that the young favly should not r' side with either of her guardi,ol,,:, ion! that she shonlil lice With Mrs, C' e , ot whom tOf la p ar !'i es had, and it , eented deservedly, spoken ist tt trns of the highe. , panegyric: that Loh! Prances sLottid not isle Anv visits without the . spprobation of . Lluiv Anttint and Mrs. Taylor, aud also that she shotdd not rtreAe any visits tat borne, but be kep , in every rcveet as 1110'01 . placed in a b. , ardiue 4cllool. , Sprik , ;6oll wa• subsequently made tor leave for Lady Frances to • go to the sea side, on account of ill health, and • Yberty accordingly granted; Mrs. Cave had the care of . her, and received shier injunctions as to the course she Was rk, pursue respect to seeing . company, &c. Mts. Taylor's aflllavit referred to this time ; for she stated, that in the spring at 1816, she 4vas informed, and believed, and his Lordship must obscrve that this allegation WilB iu 110 way contradicted, that a plan had been formed, and that Lady Antrim had agreed with a Gentleman allied to a Noble Irish Family to procure a marriage with her daughter. That the Gentleman had been sent for, and that Lady Antrim bad instrth ted her daught, r not to in form Mis Taylor or Mrs. Cave of tl:e ciicion• stance Mrs. Cave, however, informed Mrs. Taylor, and im consequence the I►roc . ecdiogs had beau broke:, off. These were the facts 'nought before his L'A.dship, on which it was his painful duty to give judgment, and if the case was as al leged, he must say that it was alro;►ether incon sistent with the duty Lady Antrim owed the Court. Another application had been made, not h►ug after the above transaction, but front the controversy that ensued his Lordship a ppiehend ed the Mister could not make his Report till Cie month of March in the present year. In this Re port he stated that Lady Frances should he intro duced to Court, and that she might pay visits hi the company of eit!ier of her Guardians; but in the event of any inconvenience it ti%ing, that Re port, as !wade by the Master and affirmed by the Court, should be of no effect, upon either of the patties giving notice. His Lordship here commented with Mitch energy ,:nsomeauonymons letters which h,►d been sent to hint, calling upon him, on the present imporant occasion, to per form his duty conscientiously, and not Sillier his decision to he influenced by political motives. These iusin uati oh's were • Ili, own out in conse- yience of the rchtionship existing het %% een Lord . _ Stewart and a ?intik Lor►l, high in the Adn►ir►i•- tration of the Country, as welt , as the circnni- stance of the Nobleman named being him,elf a bigh'( , fliciA) character. His Lordship irtistetrbat tl►t)St' 1010 hits as a Mal), as well as a Jadge, could nut pose that any such I),e motive could ever induce hini to betray his own conscience, or that any power on earth could It art him to a I_ l ,l d cre li c rii m of the sacred duty be had to per- f„r►n. His Lordship had kit it his duty to hear the present, in iLe same, way as ally other ap- p!icaiioa that might ordinarily coa►e before the ' Court. Mrs. Taylor said, that recrilleeting the for mer scheme she was apprehe•isive that a similar at tempt_was shout to : be. made. As regarded the age of Lord Ste,vait, she said he was forty, while on the o her side it 'atils acknowledged he would be .fortv next month ; h' re then she was reit far wrong, and, in his Lordship's opinion, talOtig , lie facts as ',Hedged to he the, slie.walinstifi!:.d in her apprehensions. One of the obje , :tions was, that Lord Stewart had a son neariy of the same age with the young Lady—this was a fact, and a e e ry material one too, for the consideration of ,he Court. That son would, in the event of the marriage being stileninized, take the peerage in preference to the children that might there after he bort). This had been mentioned in the anonymous hitters sent to his Loidship, as if it ' were possible for his Lordship to hive over. !ooked that fact. After animad,erting again on the indecorous course of si mho?. anotiy owns letters to influence the opinions of a Judge, his Lordship said, in allosion to the rank and fortune of Lord S tha he did not wish to be ondiai,tood as giving a decided opinion re specting the proposed marriage, 11101)&1 it would hecome neressaly to take them into consideration. The mischief do , ,e by persons who sent anonymous 'esters Was extremely great, and that position way ..x.etoplified in the present insta,ce ; here it was alleged,. thong!) not sworn to, that Lord Stewart w. 5 in einhatrasSed circumstances. 1-low was :hat met ? Why, Lord Stewart distinctly swore, that from his employment in the Light Dragoons, and as G , :vernor of Fort Charles, &c. lie was possessed of :i7001., rer annum; as Ambassador at the Conr! w Vienna, 12,0001 ; as tenant for life . it. pu` , S• s•iiin of certain landed estates,2ooo/.; al s o, with remainder to younger sons, on the d eath of his lather, he would to estates in London d rry and D niegal, to the value of 80001. per ann. ; and io the event of the dealt of his brother, Lord Castlereagh, he - wroild flother ,iteceed to estates of the value of 18,000/. rr ;minim, with like powers. There Was ttsu curtain other pro perty, a trey consider:Mie part of which was held ai trifling rents, which was charged with a sum of thitty•seven thousand seven hundred and fifteen pounds, but a sinking fund had been pro sided, which would at the expiration 0! 37 years liquidate that charge, and the .surplus would, as directed, go to tl,e purchase of other prop rty in fine, iris Lordship denied being in debt, and affirmed, that he was possessed of personal pro perty to the amount of 26,0001. The Cour , would not stop when such an answer as this WkitS !)II ill, In the first instance, and borne out by ,ffi,ta%it; —With respect to .the itregtdar habits -Hi which Lord Stewart was charged, his Lordship kiiew nothing, and he was justified in say-. ink, his Lordship might he the mot moral man possible. Ills Lordship could not give it as his opinion (which teas contended for by Sir Samuel Romilly) that a reference to the Master was -onclusive. The fact was, that that was not the cise. The question was, had the «ntiluct Of Lord Stewart been such as to warrant the Court in refusing the telertrwe? If the charge was correct, the t Mir would hesitate a )(lug wt.iie before it tltioid . give a uttron loader sT$ eireton. utances the power tit obtaining possession of the r.operty of it %Vand of the Court. Hi, La m lship must, however, givt it as his opinion, that there lu been some indiscr•ti , 0 on the part of Lady Antrim amid Lord Stew.irt By the affidavit of A!'ll-nel, it appear.d that he introduced Lot an to time family, but it did not ap. pear. by the affidavit of his L rdship or of Lady Ani t kit, at what pet icd this took place. The yowl!! Lid), had int.)tated his Lord%hip that it was several weeks before the d,ty alluded to. Lord :_lte‘‘,ll had positively s.vorn, that the meeting at the Duawitromn had 'teen accidental ; in answer to which Mrs. Taylor as positively stvore that Lady Frances had told her that La:ly Ahtrim, the day previous, had iutormed hut Lord Stewart would a , tend her there. Under these circumstances, what opinion could his Lordship lot in 11 Lord Stewart's intention was to hive clandestinely married this your;,; Lady,. wohld he have appcied to her n►o her, and also have informed Mrs. Taylor ? Whether the contents of the anonymous letters would have any effect on his Lordship's mind he did not know, but till thcy were avowed he conl►i not say what would he his opinion in regaid to them. With respect to the commimication that was to have bren made to Lady Francis On the 1211; April by Me. ll`Donel and Lady Antrim. that she ought to guar►! her con►luct towar►ls his Lordship, he ►'i,l not fitulthat third connounic►►- lion had ever been n►ade, nor was it stated why wi t s not. respect to rite invitation to dinner it did appear that Lady A. had entleavouret to get Lady France.; to dine with her, 11)(1101 site positively denied that it Iv as for . the pur pose al!eged ; and it also fi ppeeired that. Lord Stewart met the young Lady afterwards, On the same day, though they did not dine together, Tilts tact it would be necessary to keep in, view, as•coiroborating the other circumstances of the case. It was impossible to say tlit Lady Antrim ought not to have been - more considerate in re spect to her conduct. That some of the objections made by Abs. Taylor ought to be narrowly inves tigated, his Lordship must ciTilless ; but he could not bring his mind to believe that Lord Stewart had joined in the conspiracy. Tile Pe tition, therefore, ought' to be referred to the Master. It had been asked to delay the refer ence ; but the Court would not do that, unless there were certain considerations for doing so. In reference to rhe•argument in favour of the young Lady haying further time to consider, that n•ould becomematier of inquiry before the Master. 10 conclubion, his LoP4lship directed the reter ence to the :Master. %VIII) respect to the restric tion on Leidy Antrim not to ccirninunicatc with the young Lady, his Lordship felt no difficulty, look.og at the circumstances of the transaction of 1816, and what had since taken place, in say ing that Lady Antrim ought not to have any cow- ttitiiiicat ion will ) her .14n1 4 1) ter mitii the report of the Master been made. The ►►rder, tl►erefore, alre,ary made was directed to be cautioned. Lady Antrim could, it she thought proper, apply to the Court ; hut his LOr dAll) .. timst say the trausac- tious • whi, h be had detailed warrattted him at present in coistinoiog the order.. Sir S..ltomiLLy observed, that the npplieutiott ivtis only to Le train Lady Antrim front COMMIS." THE SUN. SOLEAI QUls' DICERE FALSUM AtMEAT ? LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1818. NVe received this n►orning the Paris Papers of Sunday last. They contain the communication made to the Chamber of Deputies on Saturday, by the Duhe de RICHELIEU, respecting the li- quidations. He prefaced it by a speeth, which, however, we have no room to give at length. •He s(a►ed, that the total amount of claims upon the French Government was 1,600,000 QOO francs..., of which 180,000,000 was dischat4ed out of the funds gu a ranteed on the 23d Dec. 1815 ; 30.000,000 was deemed inathnis slide. There remained therefore 1,390,000,000 to liquidate " wlt , tever reduction," said tl►e Duke, " this amownt may he thought to be sus• ceptible of by means of a liquidation, - in con , r6Emity with (he arrangements traced out in the Convention of.the 20 hr November ; it is imitossi- , ble to believe that it can be reduced below the amount of the capital represented by a Rente of 16,000;000 which we propose to you to create." He proceeded to state, that under this arrangement France is. to he liberated front all further claims, and that each Power is to , arrange, with regard to the.sum allotted to it, the payments to its own subjects. After stating some minor details, he proceeded :—" From this mo ment, Messieurs, there no longer exists any point of litigation—there no longer remains - any subject or occasion for dispute. France stands acquitted of all her engagements. The period is arrived when she is to receive the price of her courageous resignation. Holding in her hand these treaties, of which she has fulfilled the most rigorous con ditions, she will not demand in vain of •Europe to execute in its turn those which arc favourable to her. " The Treaty of the 20th of November con tains these words—' lhe military . occupation of France may .be terminated at the expiration of three years.' This term is nearly at an end, and every French heart beats with the hope of no longer seeing float on the soil of our Country any other than French banners. The Sovereigns are to assemble to determine this great question, upon which hinges thedestinies of Europe. This will not be like the Conferences of Kings, of which History gives so many instances, the, sad precursors of a combination of strength against weakness. This August Assemblage will open= under other au spices7--Justice will precide at it. The senti ments already manifested by the Arbiters of Na lions proclaim, beforehand, their determi nation. They will yield to the wish of the King ; to that wish which, following the .ex , ample of his August Family, all France repeats every day with an unanimous voice. They have already heard, and know that the conditions of which you are about to vote the fulfilment, are not the only ones which you have fulfilled with scrupulous exactness." After stating that the most perfect tranquillity prevails in France, love for the King, &c. he went on, " But that the favourable arrangements of the Trea , ies may be exechted without obstacles, it is agreed, Messieurs; to,provid , for the discharge of what is still due of the 700,000,000, which we were to pay under At tide 4, of the Treaty of the 20th November, The sing, confiding in your anxiety to anticipate the term of th e enti / A 11 ration or France, has charged us in c°,ooor to desire of you an eventual credit 0 1. 2 7 1 0 41 francs.. I call this credit eventual, beta t Ol employment of it will depend upon the.l4siplii, can alone render itligiessary, that is t° evacuation of our T erritory." The 'Duke concluded by presenting - t 114 ing Projet " Louts, &c. r " Atm 1. In order to provide for the full a nd le; cution of the Treaty of the 30th May, ISI-1, ventions of the 20th November, 1815, so f ar °s payment of the Debts, contracted by France on`"-hl:rei; epoch, out of its actual territory, there sh all p a lmlic and inscribed in time Great Book of the with Dividends of the 22d March, 1818, a rri4tsi/ a Capital Of ; of 16,040,000 francs, representing francs. f "2. There shall be opened to the Minister ° v Credit of 24,000,000 of Rentes. The Govertnuentbed it fore authorised to create, and cause to be jo scri itst ° tl►g t Great Book of the P u blic D e bt, Rentes ce olf which shall only be employed for the pillV se „ O , f i g t the payment of the sums due to the Allied Art. 4 of the Treaty of the 20th Novensber , 1915. rfe of "3. An account shall b e r e ndered, in* th e U t i l e SI Session of 1818, of the measures adopted under Article 2. 15. (Signed) :,' i W i n c ti oF,l ,l %l The Projet was ordered to be referee Bureaux on Monday last. The Chamber aft e rw ar d s resume Oleg) discussion, an d v ote d t h e b u dget of t he to of Police, and a l so th e c h a pter rul'"lngts expellees of negotiations. An adjou rntrie took place till Monday. The Chamber of P eers , o n Sate` l° '' e fe rl proposition of iiN C omm i ttee o f Petitio ns ' ~ 091 to the President of the Council of Mi" isi , e , r bitr rition of Lord KINNAIRD. The obje ct a" " Datcd 25th April, 1818. tition is not stated. ms de LP A conEdential comm un i ca tion was Peers on the subit•ct of the nrgociali''ll% t o Allied Powers, similar to that Mgde ef r DepntieS. 'Clic Journals cont a i n very little, "" 0 11 ,0 proceedings of th e Ch am b er s. 13. ' 1 1114 : VITROLLES, a Minister o f State, boll fl :OP on Saturday with the Duke cat His Grace afterwards procceited to St Ti l t jr; en-Itiye, and hunted with the Pi iaces• Or of M. FIEVEF was conclude/I nn Sa ttird°ll judgment postponed for a beck. • PER C;,,NTS. ~( 10 0,- Saturday ... 7%."' DP,PettatlD STo6K Saturday f ! S I The Subject of re li r i' /aw- 11111 P ---... 42 .- ensions vlto have suffered in the Cause tr ( 9l 1: 11 : must always be interesting to fi Pler ia°c i We were, th e r e f ore , g l a d to 1.(1 that t he , 111 C/ Motion of Mr. L YTTLETO N i i n the tio"se°' (of Mons, for suspendi ng t h e regulation fre//::(141/11, ed, was withdrawn, a ft er som e explaO ti° ho t Lord PALMERSTON, on a n understi oiliog ee• oo" matter should be referr e d to a Comil'ilt the that in the me an ti me t h e CHANc" j ' °ll ',el" EXCHEQUER would sugg es t to the Cro lwa : fo r 0 1;# 1 priety or withdrawing the warrant issile6 forcing the regulation in question. • tof u / has seldom been a subject 01°T,e1„ g in p rivate-life than that which OTEWART and Lady FaANces ENIL I b a l :y l e y r h e i L s i asn(118:1, gallant l e t h e s F s i ( ll , ) i. . - ::: 8 0 11 1 11 : 3: i , B l l- o: 131 ; fri respect, in gdom have been the sole object with this s tn P t e i lbeisesand if t " .°111 : 11 e ' e r on t la I. at the present moment an ample in deP° pe o , and baying fair expectations of a b r g e 13 , r ; F i t hereafter, his hi g h professioto 00 0- 4" unsullied reputation in private lif t ' in l. igi : o o l for than he is, Ye t 11-55(100 atone for a deficiency in wOrfdtv-e°5..5.5- 0 M: There is no such disproportion it ) P oill rend er ! li ve between the Parties as should unsuitable and improper, and i „ o fual st" c Or e constitutes a reasonable foundation fr r II) o f 11 ' ( of future happiness. - Besit,:es, the igotberbie Lady, who cannot bet supposed et'P or th t sacrificing the feelings of her Plughtertcio: shrine ol interest, was anxious f o r t he. l " a ` rl ' o po' account of the distinguished character at'd merit of the Suitor. Th e p u blic at large' at fore, will naturally conceive that there 41111:,,d insuperable obstacles_ behind, which sNepe(r)inbvlsei(miteoadnb: entitled. (0 the 1.0 properly developed to the *`viii"---At' d f1)1 1e 0 i must receive the strongest support fro"' of ° , V 1 1 1113 e cision of the LORD CHIANCFLL OR, mind, indefatigable zeal for the discovet oir security of right, and conscientious diScharge ie a lo of; duty, never were surpassed by any of is 0 10 1 ' 5 ce ssors in the hih office which he g lot s : oi ly f ° : held, with honour to hims elf, and essetil./ 010 0 the advantage of his Country. if the veldnoos, and folly of tuatAind were not so 11°I° 1 i ‘Qt • ttl l • hy ikt Re y . v hi t) 1164 "1.14 41 nicating with her &It:l;liter otherwise than in the icsence of Mrs. Cave. The Loan CHANcaLLott.-1 think you will he more safe to take the order as it stands. -His Lordship was of opinion that the order world he in the usual course, and that a separate report would he made. In the event of any thing aris ing in the course of the investigation, application couhl be tuadeto tire. Court. Should the Master report the marriage to be a proper one, he would or course allude to the settlement to be made, and the other matters relative to the case. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We regret the necessity of postponing the FOURTH POETICAL EPISTLE to the EDINBURGH RLVIEWERS• THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last Night. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.—(4th time), The Jew of Nialta: Barahas, Mr. beau; Abigail, Mrs. Bartley. After which (sth time), Amoroso. "I'ttEATHE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.—ROb Roy Macgregor: Francis Osbaldistoile, Mr. Sinclair; Diana Vernon, Miss Stepi.ens. After which (Ist time), - La Chasse. To which was added, Who's My Father? MAILS. ARitiVED—l Waterford. DUE—I Waterford, I Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Gottenburglt, I Hawburgh. STOCKS 'E LV E o'CLUCK. India Stock 2361 India Bonds, 98s. 965. 97s pr, Exch. 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